Rate My Professor Zoltan Acs

Zoltan Acs is Professor Emeritus in Business & Economics at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, having previously held the position of University Professor and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. A leading expert in entrepreneurship and innovation, his research spans global and domestic business environments, managerial economics, public policy, new venture creation, technology management, and the global economy. Acs holds a PhD in Economic Theory and Industrial Organization from The New School for Social Research (1980), an MA in Political Economy from the same institution (1974), and a BA in Economics, cum laude, from Cleveland State University (1972). Throughout his career, he has occupied key roles such as Chief Economist at the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy (2010-2011), Visiting Professor at Imperial College Business School (2009-2017), Research Scholar at the Max Planck Institute of Economics (2002-2009), and Doris and Robert McCurdy Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Baltimore (1998-2002). He has also served as research fellow at the U.S. Bureau of the Census and chief economic advisor at the SBA.